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representatives-on-mission ruled the army was extraordinary. Representative Claude
Dominique Côme Fabre declared that the office of commander-in-chief of the army should be suppressed. Raymond Gaston asserted, "I know neither generals nor special powers. As to the Minister, he is like a dog on a racecourse. I alone should command here, and I shall be obeyed." Representative Joseph Cassanyès played an important role at Peyrestortes. Jealous of his colleague, Fabre tried to exert an equal influence in the planning before Truillas. After Truillas, Dagobert planned a new operation, but the representatives stopped him. Infuriated with their interference, Dagobert resigned command of the army and went back to the Cerdagne with his division. D'Aoust was given provisional command of the army on 29 September. The French government appointed
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1073:. Both Dagobert and Turreau disliked this plan. Turreau consented to allow d'Aoust to lead the project, hoping that it would convince the Spanish to retreat to their side of the border. Turreau explained to the government that, after this operation, he would assume full control of the army. If, however, Fabre wanted the army to winter in Spain, Turreau promised to resign. On 26 October 1793, d'Aoust and three brigade-sized columns under
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Eastern Pyrenees caused great disorganization. It was hard to understand who was actually responsible for the actions of the army when one considers how much the representatives-on-mission interfered with operations. The degree to which the
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and his exposed left flank, Ricardos ordered a retreat to the Tech valley, where he built an entrenched camp at Le Boulou. Ricardos asked for permission to withdraw to the border, but the royal court ordered him to hold his position. A 6,000-man
Portuguese division under
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against several French assaults. After a French night attack on 14–15 October against the Pla-del-Rey entrenchments also failed, d'Aoust withdrew his forces, having suffered disproportionate losses. D'Aoust was soon replaced in army command by a new leader.
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to command the army. On 22 November, the representatives again named their favorite d'Aoust as the provisional army commander. On 29 November Doppet arrived, but he would only exercise nominal command until 20 December. The next action would be the
1096:, "Are the plans of Fabre and Gaston like the Ark of the Lord which one cannot touch with one's finger without being struck dead?" Turreau requested a transfer and on 3 November 1793 his wish was granted when the Committee nominated
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The French suffered casualties of 400 killed and 800 wounded out of a total of 16,000 men engaged. In addition, 1,500 men deserted the army. Spanish losses were only 300 killed and wounded out of a strength of 15,000.
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and some cavalry. Courten's troops repulsed seven separate charges against their position before the French admitted defeat. The worst fighting occurred at a position called the
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Dagobert opposed it. The representatives accused Dagobert of treason and suspended him on 17 November, whereupon he traveled to
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Spanish entrenched camp at Le Boulou. The attack was repulsed by the soldiers led by
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and took command of the army. On 22 September 1793, Dagobert carried out an unsuccessful attack on one of the
Spanish camps in the
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six weeks to whip his raw recruits into shape. On 17 July, Flers' rookies defeated the attack of Ricardos' Spanish army in the
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to take command. He found that the representatives had written a letter to the War Minister asking him to keep Turreau in the
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defeated a French attack on a different part of the camp. On 11 October, Turreau arrived from his former posting with the
937:, causing Barbantane to panic and abandon the army. On 17 September 1793, d'Aoust, commanding the troops at Perpignan and
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in the Tech valley. On 20 May, the Spanish routed a French force at the
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to lead the army, but he would not arrive until 11 October.
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504:First invasion of Portugal 1807–1808
16:Event during the War of the Pyrenees
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1092:. There Dagobert complained to the
970:was dispatched to his assistance.
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1320:"Pla-del-Rey, north of Le Boulou"
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951:Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert
939:Jacques Gilles Henri Goguet
483:Mediterranean Campaign 1798
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1512:
1094:Committee of Public Safety
941:, leading the division at
920:representatives-on-mission
53:3–4 and 14–15 October 1793
1349:Clerget, Charles (1905).
1015:Francisco Taranco y Llano
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1491:Battles involving France
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867:Eustache Charles d'Aoust
1486:Battles involving Spain
497:War of the Oranges 1801
461:Sant Llorenç de la Muga
1098:François Amédée Doppet
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947:Battle of Peyrestortes
912:Louis-Charles de Flers
859:First Battle of Boulou
121:Commanders and leaders
22:First Battle of Boulou
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1386:Phipps, Ramsay Weston
1368:Cust, Edward (1859).
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1297:, pp. 169–170.
1193:, pp. 159–160.
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916:Battle of Perpignan
904:Siege of Bellegarde
516:Padrões de Teixeira
241:War of the Pyrenees
67:Pyrénées-Orientales
29:War of the Pyrenees
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959:Battle of Truillas
873:army commanded by
684:Arroyo dos Molinos
346:Sans Culottes Camp
1471:Conflicts in 1793
1452:41.52472; 2.83083
1399:978-1-908692-26-9
1035:Marshal of France
1019:Juan de Courten's
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900:Battle of Mas Deu
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963:Villefranche
932:
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865:army led by
858:
856:
764:Roncesvalles
597:Trant's raid
374:Fort-Dauphin
283:
274:Peyrestortes
90:Belligerents
1450: /
1325:Google Maps
1283:Phipps 2011
1268:Phipps 2011
1244:Phipps 2011
1191:Phipps 2011
1179:Phipps 2011
1167:Phipps 2011
1155:Phipps 2011
1143:Phipps 2011
1131:Phipps 2011
1114:Pla-del-Rey
1031:Jean Lannes
968:John Forbes
724:Tordesillas
714:Majadahonda
694:3rd Badajoz
669:2nd Badajoz
659:1st Badajoz
637:2nd Almeida
587:1st Almeida
466:Villelongue
289:Villelongue
1465:Categories
1435:41°31′29″N
1376:1 December
1359:1 December
1343:References
1331:2 December
1307:Smith 1998
1256:Smith 1998
1043:grenadiers
890:Background
729:San Millan
622:Casal Novo
456:2nd Boulou
299:2nd Boulou
284:1st Boulou
1438:2°49′51″E
1295:Cust 1859
1227:Cust 1859
1049:Aftermath
1033:, future
935:Perpignan
883:Le Boulou
869:attack a
709:Salamanca
582:River CĂ´a
570:2nd Porto
555:1st Porto
356:Orbaizeta
269:Perpignan
63:Le Boulou
1410:(1998).
1388:(2011).
955:Cerdagne
830:Overseas
818:Toulouse
793:Bidassoa
769:Sorauren
754:Pyrenees
744:Pamplona
679:El BodĂłn
617:Condeixa
560:Amarante
422:Portugal
279:Truillas
181:Strength
58:Location
27:Part of
1322:(Map).
1071:Espolla
1039:captain
823:Bayonne
798:Nivelle
774:Lizasso
734:Vitoria
699:Almaraz
664:Barrosa
632:Sabugal
612:Redinha
592:Bussaco
531:Vimeiro
476:Bascara
471:Capmany
424:in the
361:Bascara
259:Mas Deu
1418:
1396:
1008:Vendée
982:Battle
841:Guiana
813:Orthez
808:Garris
781:Buenza
739:Tolosa
719:Burgos
674:Usagre
607:Pombal
545:Chaves
526:Roliça
451:Toulon
369:Toulon
351:Baztan
189:16,000
186:15,000
115:France
78:Result
71:France
1119:Notes
1090:Paris
1079:Thuir
1067:Roses
896:CĂ©ret
565:GrijĂł
550:Braga
521:Évora
511:OlhĂŁo
490:Malta
329:Roses
202:1,200
103:Spain
1416:ISBN
1394:ISBN
1378:2023
1361:2023
1333:2023
857:The
803:Nive
759:Maya
428:and
50:Date
1041:of
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